Stuck on a sailing boat with six strangers? Not a problem when exploring some of the most secluded Italian islands, steeped in gorgeous culture. Angela Pham captures it all for BAZAAR.

Photographer Angela Pham embarks on an Italian journey with The Sailing Collective, a group of young, adventurous guys chartering lux sailing trips around the world. Stuck on a sailing boat with six strangers? Not a problem when exploring some of the most secluded Italian islands, steeped in gorgeous culture. Here, she captures it all for BAZAAR. Plus, see her photo guide to Charleston, South Carolina.

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Angela Pham

"I was jolted from my red-eye stupor when I stumbled upon the awe-inspiring San Domenico Maggiore in Naples. I'm definitely not in New York anymore."

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Angela Pham

"On the small island of Ventotene, a local boy helped me overcome my fears and demonstrated how to masterfully jump from this volcanic cliff."

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Angela Pham

"Waiting for my dinghy pick-up to ferry me across the bay to a local seafood joint."

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Angela Pham

"Traveling by scooter through the verdant, fig-tree rich island of Ponza was a sublime, olfactory experience. At the tip of the island, we stopped at Cala Fonte, a small fisherman's harbor, for some local pasta dishes and fried zucchini blossoms."

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Angela Pham

"At Cala Gateano in Ponza, brave the precarious pathway down the steep mountainside, and you'll be rewarded by the most alluring array of blue hues, and a trove of malicious-looking sea urchins (if you're the foraging type)."

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Angela Pham

"Signing on with The Sailing Collective thankfully doesn't require any prior sailing knowledge, but this is me trying to do my part. Or at least feign usefulness."

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Angela Pham

"The island of Ischia draws in some tourists given its proximity to Naples and famed natural thermal spas; I fell in love with the sprawling vegatative lushness."

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Angela Pham

"Though the terrain is mountainous and the soil, volcanic, vineyards for wine production can be found throughout the island of Ischia."

"A classic institution, The Hotel Santa Caterina is the Amalfi's answer to NYC's Plaza Hotel. Naturally, when I visited, there was a jovial wedding party unfolding below on one of the terraced gardens."

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Angela Pham

"The Grand Hotel Convento di Amalfi, a converted 12th century monastery carved into the mountainside, was surprisingly a very un-monastic, luxurious experience."

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Angela Pham

"There's a wealth of street-style inspiration in even the lesser-populated towns. This was taken in Ravello."

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Angela Pham

"On a Sunday, in this scenic mountainside town of Ravello, flower mosaics were carefully constructed throughout the town. Following a religious ceremony later that evening, the local children were then granted free rein to frolic and play-fight amongst the piles of petals."

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Angela Pham

"On a nondescript road in Ravello, a small public garden offers great panoramic views of the Amalfi Coast."

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Angela Pham

"This stunning infinity pool is the architectural masterpiece at Hotel Caruso. Contemplating marriage as an excuse to honeymoon here."

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